2016 Liberty Bowl (December)

2016 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
58th Liberty Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs TCU Horned Frogs (7–5) (6–6) SEC Big 12 31 23 Head coach:  Kirby Smart Head coach:  Gary Patterson
1 2 3 4 Total Georgia 7 7 7 10 31 TCU 9 7 7 0 23
Date	December 30, 2016
Season	2016
Stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
MVP	Trenton Thompson (DT, Georgia)
Favorite	Georgia by 1 [1]
Referee	Michael Batlan (Pac-12)
Attendance	51,087
Payout	US$1,437,500 [2]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers	TV: Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman Radio: Bill Roth, Al Groh, Alex Corddry
Liberty Bowl  < 2016 2017 >

The 2016 Liberty Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 30, 2016, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 58th edition of the Liberty Bowl featured the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference against the TCU Horned Frogs of the Big 12 Conference. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by automobile parts and accessories store AutoZone, it was officially known as the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Teams

The game featured conference tie-ins from the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 Conference.

Georgia Bulldogs

Main articles: 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team and 2016 Southeastern Conference football season

TCU Horned Frogs

Main articles: 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team and 2016 Big 12 Conference football season

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UGA TCU 1 9:32 5 86 2:55 UGA Sony Michel 4-yard touchdown run, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 7 0 1 0:44 14 66 5:27 TCU 40-yard field goal by Brandon Hatfield 7 3 1 0:02 2 21 0:27 TCU Kenny Hill 10-yard touchdown run, Brandon Hatfield kick failed 7 9 2 9:15 5 45 0:56 TCU John Diarse 10-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Hill, Brandon Hatfield kick good 7 16 2 1:13 9 76 4:12 UGA Sony Michel 33-yard touchdown reception from Jacob Eason, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 14 16 3 7:08 12 52 6:36 UGA Javon Wims 4-yard touchdown reception from Jacob Eason, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 21 16 3 2:07 11 56 5:00 TCU John Diarse 9-yard touchdown reception from Kenny Hill, Brandon Hatfield kick good 21 23 4 13:27 7 56 3:41 UGA 30-yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship 24 23 4 2:48 9 70 5:09 UGA Nick Chubb 13-yard touchdown run, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 31 23 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 23

Statistics

Statistics	UGA	TCU
First Downs	17	17
Plays-yards	65–412	67–321
Third down efficiency	7–14	6–14
Rushes-yards	44–248	39–175
Passing yards	164	146
Passing, Comp-Att-Int	12–21–0	18–28–0
Time of Possession	33:24	26:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UGA	Passing	Jacob Eason	12/21, 164 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Nick Chubb	17 car, 142 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah McKenzie	4 rec, 103 yds
TCU	Passing	Kenny Hill	18/27, 146 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kyle Hicks	15 car, 88 yds
	Receiving	Kyle Hicks	5 rec, 21 yds

References

1. "College Bowl Game Odds". ESPN. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
2. Bowl payout